The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do.
As in all London boroughs there is an acute lack of truly affordable housing. Our council development programme is the most ambitious in London and is one of the council’s top priorities, having committed to building thousands of new council homes. It’s a big goal, but crucial if we’re going to tackle the housing crisis and make sure our residents have quality homes they can be proud of, now and in the future.
The role:
We have reached an important milestone in the delivery of new council homes by achieving the 2,500 new homes target by 2022. This has provided an ideal opportunity to take stock and consider both the next milestones and the mechanisms for next phase delivery. We are consolidating and re-branding the housing delivery function that existed across Regeneration and New Homes and building a new structure under Southwark Construction. The delivery and management of homes is now the sole responsibility of the housing department.
The Design and Technical Lead will be responsible for providing technical design advice, council wide, for the delivery of all new homes and development programmes. The role will ensure the council is at the forefront of national policy and regulatory changes at all times and that new homes meet all relevant quality and design standards and will also provide architectural and technical leadership for implementation of quality design against all development activity.
About you:
You will need to be educated to degree level with RICS, CIOB, RIBA or similar construction related professional membership with experience of project technical requirements, the development process and building methodology.
You will be providing high level, professional and technical design advice in line with the standards Southwark applies to all new homes and will require an in-depth and practical understanding of existing and pending construction legislation, including building safety and new and innovative construction methods to support our carbon neutral ambition.
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
For an informal chat about this role please contact Lynne Sacale on 07968 428141.
Additional salary details
This post attracts an additional JNC benefits package to the value of £2,274 per annum (pro-rata, April-March).
Recruitment timetable
Closing Date: 9th June 2022 at 23:59
Interviews: 20th, 21st and 22nd June 2022
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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